# Slow Ventures

> Slow Ventures is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Software and Internet. See 474 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 474
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 17%
- Fund size: $130M
- Last fund: Apr 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/8455842/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/slow
- Website: https://slow-prod.herokuapp.com
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/slowventures

Slow Ventures is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in companies central to the technology industry as well as those operating at the intersection of science, society, and culture. The firm seeks to support innovative ideas and solutions that shape the future across various sectors.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.3M–$8M |
| Series A | $6.5M–$26M |
| Series B | $13M–$90M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 69 | 15% |
| Internet | 42 | 9% |
| Health Care | 34 | 7% |
| Information Technology | 29 | 6% |
| Apps | 28 | 6% |

282 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 160 | 34% |
| Series A | 122 | 26% |
| Series B | 35 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 5% |
| Funding Round | 17 | 4% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 278 | 59% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| Israel | 2 | 0% |
| Canada | 1 | 0% |
| Singapore | 1 | 0% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clay Robbins | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clay-robbins-d3a6 |
| Scott Marlette | Founder | 6 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-marlette |
| Will Quist | Partner | 13 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/will-quist |
| Allie Wagner | Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allie-wagner |
| Kevin Colleran | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 64 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-colleran |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ellis | Ellis is an AI-native operations platform for private credit. | $10M | Seed | Jul 30, 2026 |  |
| Clouted | Unlocking infinite scale for creators through digital twins. | $7M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Clouted | Unlocking infinite scale for creators through digital twins. | $7M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| NanoCo AI | NanoCo AI is an Israeli startup that builds enterprise AI agents for real organizations, focused on security and human oversight. The company created NanoClaw, an open-source secure AI agent platform with ~29K GitHub stars. | $12M | Seed | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Hint | HINT Home Intelligence is an AI‑powered home‑management platform that acts as a centralized “living manual” for homeowners, organizing property details, maintenance schedules, and utility information in one digital interface. | $10M | Seed | May 13, 2026 |  |
| Checkstep | CheckStep provides a AI-powered Trust & Safety and UGC management software to online platform worldwide. It enables company to manage the full policy management life-cycle. | $4M | Seed | Apr 29, 2026 |  |
| Kibu | Kibu is a DC-based platform that helps individuals and organizations verify and understand who they’re interacting with when it matters most. | $10.5M | Seed | Apr 27, 2026 |  |
| Prefix Maintenance | Prefix Maintenance offers repair and maintenance software for restaurants. The company's R&M software with AI-powered tools automates routine tasks, sends intelligent reminders, and streamlines data entry to eliminate busy work for the team. | $7.5M | Seed | Apr 09, 2026 |  |
| Nimble Way | Nimble Way optimizes data collection pipelines for continuous, stable, accurate public web data capture by using IP infrastructure and external data platforms. They provide data gathering services to company needs. The people contact through phone number, email, and application form. | $47M | Series B | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Project Omega | Project Omega is a Rhode Island-based nuclear startup that converts spent nuclear fuel into compact, long-lasting batteries for military uses like wearables, sensors, and drones. | $12M | Seed | Feb 11, 2026 |  |

10 of 474 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SV Angel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sv-angel) — VC Fund, 33 deals together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 28 deals together
- [Lerer Hippeau](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lerer-ventures) — VC Fund, 25 deals together
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 23 deals together
- [Greylock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greylock) — VC Fund, 21 deals together
- [Index Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/index-ventures) — VC Fund, 18 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Slow Ventures invest in?

Slow Ventures invests primarily in Software, Internet and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 474 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Slow Ventures's check size?

Slow Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.3M–$8M at Seed, $6.5M–$26M at Series A and $13M–$90M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Slow Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Slow Ventures?

Public channels for Slow Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Slow Ventures?

The team at Slow Ventures includes Clay Robbins (Principal), Scott Marlette (Founder) and Will Quist (Partner), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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